Sandy’s companies have developed over $4 billion of wind and solar facilities now operating around the country. He was founder and president of Greenlight Energy, a leading independent wind energy company that was acquired by BP in 2006. Sandy was also the founder of Axio Power, a utility-scale solar developer; Columbia Power Technologies, a pioneer in wave energy technology; and Greenlight Biofuels, a waste-to-energy company. In 2014, Sandy was appointed to serve on the newly created Virginia Energy Council by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe. He was also presented with the Leadership in Energy Award at the Keystone Center’s 20th Annual Leadership Awards dinner. He has a BS in commerce from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.

Mark leads the Apex team and the execution of corporate strategy. He previously served as president and COO of Apex from 2009 to 2016. Prior to joining Apex, Mark was a director at Horizon Wind Energy with broad responsibilities in project execution and technology, as well as the lead commercial negotiator for all turbine supply, installation, operations, and maintenance agreements. Prior to Horizon, Mark worked for the wind turbine manufacturer Vestas as sales manager for North America. Mark is a former naval officer and helicopter pilot. He holds a BS in aerospace engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management.